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Nord 4.001 to 4.075 and 4.636 to 4.990

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Nord 4.001 to 4.075 and 4.636 to 4.990
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1866–1891
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-8-0
 • UICD n2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.1,300 mm (4 ft 3+18 in)
Wheelbase4.25 m (13 ft 11+14 in)
Length8.115 m (26 ft 7+12 in)
Adhesive weight44.2 t (97,444 lb)
Loco weight43.4 t (95,681 lb)
Fuel typeCoal
Firebox:
 • Type
 • Grate area
  • 4.801 – 4.950: 2.23 m2 (24.0 sq ft)
  • 4.951 – 4.990: 2.10 m2 (22.6 sq ft)
Boiler pressure8.5–10 kg/cm2 (0.834–0.981 MPa; 121–142 psi)
Heating surface
  • 4.801 – 4.950: 125 / 141 m2 (1,350 / 1,520 sq ft)
  • 4.951 – 4.990: 125 / 145 m2 (1,350 / 1,560 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size500 mm or 550 mm × 650 mm (19+1116 in or 21+58 in × 25+916 in)
Valve gearStephenson
Career
OperatorsChemins de Fer du Nord
NumbersNord: 4.001 – 4.075, 4.636 – 4.990
Nicknames180 unités
PreservedOne: Nord 4.853

Nord 4.001 to 4.075 and 4.636 to 4.990, also called 180 unités, were 0-8-0 locomotives for freight traffic of the Chemins de Fer du Nord.[1]

Construction history

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The locomotives were built in several batches by various manufacturers.[1] Starting with 1879 a Belpaire firebox was installed in the newly built machines,[2] and beginning with 1890 the locomotives were equipped with a cab.[3]

Date built Qty. Nord Numbers Manufacturer Serial number Notes
1866 10 4.821 – 4.830 Schneider - Le Creusot 980–989 [4][5]
1866 10 4.831 – 4.840 Schneider - Le Creusot 1000–1009 [4][5]
1867 10 4.841 – 4.850 Schneider - Le Creusot 1027–1036 [4][5]
1866 24 4.851 – 4.874 Société J. F. Cail & Cie 1494–1517 [4][6]
1872 10 4.801 – 4.810 Schneider - Le Creusot 1500–1507, 1518–1519 [4][5]
1870–1871 10 4.811 – 4.820 Schneider - Le Creusot 1398–1405, 1419–1420 [4][5]
1871 5 4.875 – 4.879 Schneider - Le Creusot 1421–1425 [4][6]
1872 20 4.880 – 4.899 Schneider - Le Creusot 1469–1478, 1480–1489 [4][6]
1872–1873 10 4.900 – 4.909 Schneider - Le Creusot 1520–1527, 1533–1534 [4][6]
1872–1873 8 4.910 – 4.917 John Cockerill & Cie 800–807 [6]
1873 17 4.918 – 4.935 Schneider - Le Creusot 1535–1542, 1564–1573 [4][7]
1872–1873 15 4.936 – 4.950 Claparède 46–60 [7]
1874 20 4.951 – 4.970 Schneider - Le Creusot 1639–1658 [4][8]
1879–1880 20 4.971 – 4.990 Schneider - Le Creusot 1961–1966, 1971–1976, 1985–1992 [9]
1881–1882 20 4.636 – 4.655 Société de Construction des Batignolles 995–1014 [10]
1881 30 4.656 – 4.685 Claparède & Cie. 167–196 [10]
1882 30 4.686 – 4.715 Fives-Lille 2380–2409 [11]
1881 30 4.716 – 4.745 Fives-Lille 2350–2379 [12]
1880 15 4.746 – 4.760 Fives-Lille 2290–2304 [13]
1880 10 4.761 – 4.770 Fives-Lille 2318–2327 [13]
1880 20 4.771 – 4.790 Schneider - Le Creusot 2021–2030, 2033–2042 [13]
1881 10 4.791 – 4.800 Schneider - Le Creusot 2049–2058 [13]
1881 25 4.001 – 4.025 Lokomotivfabrik Floridsdorf 318–342 [14]
1881 20 4.026 – 4.045 Wiener Neustädter Lokomotivfabrik 2494–2513 [14]
1890 15 4.046 – 4.075 Anciens Établissements Cail 2312–2336 [4][15]
1890 15 4.046 – 4.075 Société de Construction des Batignolles 1205–1219 [16]

In 1921 the remaining machines were renumbered as follows:[1]

  • 4.001 – 4.075 became 4.601 – 4.674 (4.005 was written off in 1908)
  • 4.636 – 4.800 became 4.702 – 4.853
  • 4.801 – 4.850 became 4.856 – 4.878
  • 4.881 – 4.919 became 4.881 – 4.930
  • 4.954 – 4.990 became 4.931 – 4.954

References

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  1. ^ a b c Vilain (1977), pp. 156–161, 178.
  2. ^ Deghilage (1883), pp. 292–294, 302.
  3. ^ Demoulin (1898), pp. 128–130.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Vilain (1977), p. 156.
  5. ^ a b c d e Davies (1997), p. 110.
  6. ^ a b c d e Davies (1997), p. 111.
  7. ^ a b Davies (1997), p. 112.
  8. ^ Davies (1997), pp. 112–113.
  9. ^ Deghilage (1883), pp. 292.
  10. ^ a b Davies (1997), p. 107.
  11. ^ Davies (1997), pp. 107–108.
  12. ^ Davies (1997), pp. 108–109.
  13. ^ a b c d Davies (1997), p. 109.
  14. ^ a b Davies (1997), p. 99.
  15. ^ Davies (1997), pp. 99–100.
  16. ^ Davies (1997), p. 100.

Bibliography

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  • Davies, John (January 1997). Chemins de fer du Nord Locomotive List 1842–1938. Sunnybank, Queensland: Dr. John Davies. ISBN 0-646-30938-2.
  • Vilain, Lucien-Maurice (1977). Dix décennies de locomotives sur le réseau du Nord : 1845-1948 (in French). Editions Picador. ISBN 2-902653-01-8.
  • Deghilage (1883). "Note sur les locomotives construites pour les Chemins de fer français, De 1878 à 1881 - Troisième partie - Locomotives a adhérence totale a huit roues accouplées". Revue générale des chemins de fer (in French). 6, 2e Semestre. Paris: P. Vicq-Dunod: 286–302. OCLC 6536095.
  • Demoulin, Maurice (1898). Traité pratique de la machine locomotive (in French). Vol. 1. Baudry et Cie.
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